Autism and the #ActuallyAutistic community I usually keep controversy off my blog but tonight I’ve decided to use my platform to speak up and shed some light on a dark side…
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Autism
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Get Eileen Lamb ‘s book, All Across the Spectrum here Let’s debunk a few myths about autism. 1 – Autistic people lack empathy and are incapable of feelings. False. It’s a…
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Signs and symptoms of autism in babies: How did you know Charlie was autistic? I often get messages asking me questions… How did you know he had autism? What are symptoms…
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Thank you Grimm’s toys for sending an amazing selection of wooden children’s toys to help with Charlie’s and Jude’s development. The importance of stimulating your child’s imagination for their development There are…
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“You’re torturing your child with ABA therapy” Just like society at large, the autism community is not unified in their beliefs about autism. The first time I mentioned ABA (Applied…
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This is a snippet from my book, All Across The Spectrum. Coming Soon! “It’s okay to grieve” When my therapist said those words, “It’s okay to grieve,” I felt like…
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What’s an autism martyr mom? In the eyes of the #actuallyautistic community, an autism martyr mom is a mom who expresses negativity about autism and complains about how it has impacted…
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Charlie’s extra finger! Looking at Charlie now, you’d never guess that he’s been through so much in his short life. When I first laid eyes on him, my first thought was,…
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Autism and political correctness I’d be lying if I told you that it gets easier. Autism doesn’t get easier, not really. You just learn to deal with it better. You learn…
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Autism signs and symptoms checklist for adults I was diagnosed with high-functioning autism as an adult. Read my post about it here. I often get asked what the signs are…
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“Mommy, why Charlie pushing me away?” Jude’s been asking a lot of questions about Charlie lately: “Mommy, why Charlie doesn’t want to play with me?” “Mommy, why Charlie pushing me away?”…
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Back to school is a bittersweet time for us. It’s another reminder that the gap between Charlie and his peers is getting bigger and more obvious as the years go on.…
